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John "Sean" Byrne (1947–2008, born Dublin, Ireland) played rhythm guitar and performed lead vocals; Kenn Ellner played tambourine and harmonica, while sharing lead vocals; and Craig "Butch" Atkinson (1947–1998, born San Jose, California) played drums.
17. Dez. 2008 · December 17, 2008 at 10:51 a.m. Back in the ’60s, five scruffy San Jose high school students came together to rock out in a garage tucked away on Revere Avenue. One of the kids, John “Sean”...
Here, the members of Count Five — vocalist/harmonica player Kenn Ellner, vocalist/rhythm guitarist John "Sean" Byrne, lead guitarist John "Mouse" Michalski, bassist Roy Chaney and drummer Craig "Butch" Atkinson — tell their story...
Nach einer kurzen Zeit unter diesem Namen und einigen Line-Up-Experimenten fand sich mit John Byrne, Roy Chaney und Craig „Butch“ Atkinson eine feste Besetzung und man nannte sich in Count Five um. John Byrne, dessen Spitzname Sean war, spielte bereits früher in Dublin mit der Band The Scorpions.
"Psychotic Reaction" was born out of an instrumental that Count Five played for six months before their manager Sol Ellner, Kenn Ellner's father, suggested that rhythm guitarist John "Sean" Byrne write lyrics for it.
15. Dez. 2009 · John “Sean” Byrne. November 16, 1947 – December 15, 2008. John Byrne is best remembered as the lead guitarist for ’60s garage rock band, the Count Five, who, although from the San Francisco area, chose its name to sound more akin to the popular British invasion bands of the time.
The Irish singer and guitarist John “Sean” Byrne, a student at San Jose City College, wrote “Psychotic Reaction.” The inspiration for the song’s title came to Byrne while attending a health class, reflecting the mental turmoil caused by heartbreak.
